The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1887-10-17
PLANTERS LABOR AND SUPPLY
COMPANY,

COMPANY.
The annual meeting of the above
Company was commenced in the
room Of the Chamber of Commerce,
at 10 A. NJ. to-day. Henry Baldwin
in the Chair, w. 0. Smith, secre-
tary.
The following members were pres
ent: Messrs. Glade, z. c. Jones,
iona. Austin, E. NJ. Walsh, G. NJ.
Cooke, Geo. Castle, L. r. Walker,
Lowrey, Y. S. Spalding, Lydgate, f.
A. Schaefer, W. II. Richard, w. II.
Laws, j. Nj. ,Horner, w. Horner, II.
Morrison, Scott, j. G. Spencer, and
S. b. Dole.
1859 shares responded to the
roll call which the chair declared O
quorum for the transaction of bust
ness. The minutes of last meeting,
on motion of Z. S. Spalding, we're
not read, as they had already been
published.
sEcRETARY's ANNUAL REPORT.
October II, 1877.
To The President and Stock
holders of The Planters Labor and
Supply Co.
GENTLEMEN,
Your Secretary respectfully sub
mits this report for the year end
ing Oct. IL, 1887.
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS.
At the last annual meeting on the
10Th of October, 1886, Trustees
we're elected as follows: II. p. Bald
win, II. F. Glade, j. M. Lidgate, G..
c. Williams, r. Halstead, p. G.
Jones, G. N. Wilcox, j. b. Castle,
and Y. S. Spalding.
The Trustees organized with the
following officers: II. p. Baldwin,
President; II. F. Glade, Vice Presi-
dent; P. c. Jones, Treasurer; Il. S.
Spalding, acted temporarily as Sec
rotary and later H. +. Glade was
chosen Secretary for the term.
MEETINGS.
But few regular meetings of the
Board of Trustees have been held
during the year. On several occa-
sions informal meetings were held
without a quorum being present,
owing to the absence of Trustees from
Oahu. Your Secretary would sug-
gest the desirability of choosing a
sufficient number of Trustees resi-
dent in Honolulu to form a quorum,
SO that meetings may be held.
Whenever matters of Importance
require action Trustees resident
upon the other Islands can be noti-
fed and a larger number called to-
gether, but when matters of less
moment demand attention and pre-
liminary steps need to be taken,
there should be quorum of local
trustees to hold meetings.
IMMIGRATION AND LABOR.
The principal matter relating to
immigrants, which the Trustees have
been called upon to consider during
the year, has been that of the re-
turning home of certain Gilbert
Islanders and New Hebrides people.
A large number of Gilbert ISL
anders whose terms of service have
expired have been return to their
homes by the Government, but there
are q number of New Hebrides who
are entitled to be returned, who are
waiting. This subject will be pre-
sented at the meeting, for the Com
pany is under certain obligations in
the matter.
There has been no serious scarcity
of laborers in the country, but with
the reduced prices realized for
sugars much attention and thought
has been given to the subject of Che
rates of wages demanded by Chinese
day laborers. 1t is evident that
there must be concert of action
among planters upon the rates to be
paid such laborers, or more laborers
must be introduced, before that
irregular class can be properly con-
trolled.
The members of the Company are
aware of the efforts being made by
the Board of immigration to en-
courage further immigration from
Japan. The Japanese have gen.
orally proved a desirable class of
laborers, and coming as they have,
with fair proportion of wives and
families, they form more desirable
population than the Chinese, who
come without families.
The importance of insisting that
a reasonable proportion of immi-
grants (of whatever nationality
bring their wives is very great. The
future welfare of the country de-
mands this.
The Portuguese families scattered
over the Islands afford a marked
contrast to the rowing irresponsible
Cinnamon who have neither home
nor stake in the country. In this
connection your Secretary feels that
he is expressing the feeling of the
members of the Company in approx
ing the effort being made by the
present Government to subdivide
available public lands for home
steads. The prospect of being able
to obtain a homestead or small farm
after the expiration of the term of
service will be an additional induce
ment to desirable immigrants to
come to this country.